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INTEGRATE: College Admission Test
READING COMPREHEENSION QUESTIONS
Read the passages then answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of your choice.
1. It is said that a smile is universally understood. And nothing triggers a smile more universally
than a taste of sugar. Nearly everyone loves sugar. Infant studies indicate that humans are born
with an innate love of sweets. Based on statistics, a lot of people in Great Britain must be
smiling, because on average every man, woman, and child in that country consumes 95 pounds
of sugar each year.
From this passage it seems safe to conclude that the English:
A. eat desserts at every meal.
B. are fonder of sweets than most people.
C. do not know that too much sugar is unhealthy.
D. have more cavities than any other people.
2. Many people have owned, or have heard of, traditional “piggy banks,” coin banks shaped like
pigs. A logical theory about how this tradition started might be that because pigs often symbolize
greed, the object is to “fatten” one’s piggy bank with as much money as possible. However,
while this idea makes sense, it is not the correct
origin of the term. The genesis of the piggy bank is the old English word “pygg”, which was a
common kind of clay hundreds of years ago in England. People used pots and jars made out of
this red “pygg” clay for many different purposes in their homes. Sometimes they kept their
money in one of the pots, and this was known as a pygg bank. Over the years, because “pygg”
and “pig” sounded the same, glaziers began making novelty banks out of pottery in the shape of
a pig as a kind of joke. These banks were given as gifts and exported to countries where people
spoke other languages and where no one had ever heard of pygg clay. The tradition caught on all
over the world, and today piggy banks come in all colors and are made of all kinds of materials,
including plastic.
This passage is mainly about:
A. how people in different countries save their money
B. how an unusual custom got started
C. how people in England made pottery centuries ago
D. how a common expression began in a surprising way
3. Samuel Morse, best known today as the inventor of Morse Code and one of the inventors of
the telegraph, was originally a prominent painter. While he was always interested in technology
and studied electrical engineering in college, Morse went to Paris to learn from famous artists of
his day and later painted many pictures that now hang in museums, including a portrait of former
President John Adams. In 1825, Morse was in Washington, D.C., painting a portrait of the
Marquis de Lafayette when a messenger arrived on horseback to tell him that his wife was
gravely ill back at his home in Connecticut. The message had taken several days to reach him
because of the distance. Morse rushed to his home as fast as he could, but his wife had already
passed away by the time he arrived. Grief-stricken, he gave up painting and devoted the rest of
his life to finding ways to transmit messages over long distances faster.
Morse left the art world and helped to invent the telegraph:
A. because he was fascinated by science
B. because he wanted to communicate with people far away
C. because he was tired of painting
D. because of a personal tragedy in his life
For questions 4-5.
4. The paradigm shift stated in the paragraph refers to:
A. the age full of opportunities and challenges
B. the global financial crisis that we are facing.
C. the field of education, where there is a need for planning.
D. a fresh and revolutionary approach to macro thinking.
5. The paragraph also suggests that:
A. the government is critical to the private sector.
B. education needs more planning.
C. financial crisis offers more challenges and opportunities for the aged.
D. the paradigm shift stands in the 21st century.
For questions 6-7.
6. This statement tells us that the:
A. company usually attend to clients found in the right places only
B. only the right places should deserve full attention from the clients.
C. focused attention of clients will bring them to the right places.
D. company’s business focus provides diversified range of services to clients.
7. This ad is specifically addressed to:
A. their clients
C. business associates
B. possible employees
D. competitors
For questions 8-12.
8. Parehong mag-aaral ng UP Diliman ang nasa komik strip sa itaas. Sa palagay mo, bakit alam
ng nagsasalita kung ano ang ginagawa ng kanyang kausap?
A. Hinulaan lamang niya
B. Nakita niya sa monitor ng laptop
C. Magka-klase sila sa asignaturang tinutukoy
D. Siya mismo ang propesor ng nagta-tayp
9. . Ang pagbibigay ng tip ng nagsasalita ay maaaring sa kadahilanang:
A. gusto niyang magpasikat sa kausap
B. nakuha na niya at nalampasan ang asignatura noong nakaraang taon o semestre
C. nais niyang inisin ang kausap
D. alin man sa nabanggit sa itaas
10. Ayon sa tip ng nagsasalita, ang salitang “maganda” ay maaaring palitan ng salitang:
A. Kahuma-humaling B. Maluha-luha C. makabagbag-damdamin D. laking-tulong
11. . Ang ibinigay na tip ng nagsasalita ay ang tinutukoy sa Ingles na:
A. friendly advice C. unsolicited advice
B. stressful advice D. narcissistic advice
12. Ang pagbibilangng “1, 2, 3, 4” sa huling frame ng komik strip ay nagpapakitang:
A. pagkabagot B. pagkainip C. pagkalungkot D. pagkainis
For questions 13-20
13. The speaker’s audience most likely includes which of the following?
A. young people D. law enforcement officers
B. families
C. school officials
14. Which of the following conclusions is probably true about the speaker’s advice?
A. It is just the sort of advice most parents give to their children.
B. It should be taken seriously.
C. It will offend anyone who hears it.
D. It is the same advice that the speaker followed as a youth.
15. When the author says “that superstition”, he is suggesting that
A. parents are always smarter than their children
B. parents are superstitious about most things
C. superstitious children will be sure to obey their parents
D. the belief that parents know better than their children is a false one
16. By “the accomplishment”, the speaker means
A. growing up
B. becoming one of the “good and pure”
C. becoming as wise as he is
D. taking all of the author’s advice
17. When the speaker says that “the time has gone by” for violence”, he suggests that
A. the past was a more violent time
B. the future will be a more violent time
C. charity and kindness are things of the past
D. using dynamite is a thing of the past
18. When the speaker advises youth to “always obey your parents, when they are present,” he
suggests that
A. the presence of parents is something that annoys young people
B. he is concerned only with the parents of others
C. when parents are not present, youth need not obey them
D. parents do not expect to be obeyed unless they are present
19. We cannot take the author’s advice in sentences 15 - 18 seriously, because
A. training a lark to wake one up at 9:30 is probably not possible
B. larks are not available everywhere
C. the only ones who get up with the lark are other larks
D. there are some mornings when one will not wish to get up at 9:30
20. Which of the following responses would the speaker probably expect from the audience?
A. hostility C. boredom
B. agreement D. laughter
For questions 21-24.
21. Which of the following states the main idea of the above paragraph?
A. It was only until the 1850 that Lincoln became a great American.
B. Prior to the 1850s, Lincoln showed no hint of possible greatness.
C. Lincoln never had prominence among the people prior to the 1850s.
D. Very little is adequately known about Lincoln’s life before the 1850s.
22. According to the paragraph, Abraham Lincoln was ________.
A. born into a fine farming family
B. thought of by many as an ugly man
C. born in Illinois and raised in Kentucky
D. a noteworthy lawmaker in Illinois
23. . Which of the following is NOT true as expressed in the paragraph?
A. Abraham Lincoln’s father was an abundant provider for his family.
B. Abraham Lincoln rose to power and greatness unpredictably.
C. Abraham Lincoln attained success almost through his own effort only.
D. Abraham Lincoln had a good amount of self-acceptance.
24. Through the paragraph, the author implies that ________.
A. an ugly duckling can grow into a graceful swan
B. one must learn to paddle his own canoe
C. a book must not be judged by its cover
D. only fire tests the real quality of gold
For questions 25-29.
One of the most intriguing stories of the Russian Revolution concerns the identity of
Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II. During his reign over Russia, the czar had
planned to revoke many of the harsh laws established by previous czars. Some workers and
peasants, however, clamored for more rapid social reform. In 1918, a group of these people
known as Bolsheviks overthrew the government. On July 17 or 18, they murdered the czar and
what was thought to be his entire family.
Although witnesses vouched that all the members of the czar’s family had been executed,
there were rumors suggesting that Anastasia had survived. Over the years, a number of women
claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia. Perhaps the most famous claimant was Anastasia
Tschaikovsky, who was also known as Anna Anderson.
In 1920, 18 months after the czar’s execution, this terrified young woman was rescued
from drowning in a Berlin river. She spent two years in a hospital, where she attempted to
reclaim her health and shattered mind. The doctors and nurses thought that she resembled
Anastasia and questioned her about her background. She disclaimed any connection with the
czar’s family. Eight years later, however, she claimed that she was Anastasia. She said that she
had been rescued by two Russian soldiers after the czar and the rest of her family had been
killed. Two brothers named Tschaikovsky had carried her into Romania. She had married one of
the brothers, who had taken her to Berlin and left her there, penniless and without a vocation.
Unable to invoke the aid of her mother’s family in Germany, she had tried to drown herself.
During the next few years, scores of the czar’s relatives, ex-servants, and acquaintances
interviewed her. Many of these people said that her looks and mannerisms were evocative of the
Anastasia that they had known. Her grandmother and other relatives denied that she was the real
Anastasia, however.
Tired of being accused of fraud, Anastasia immigrated to the United States in 1928 and
took the name Anna Anderson. She still wished to prove that she was Anastasia, though, and
returned to Germany in 1933 to bring suit against her mother’s family. There she declaimed to
court, asserting that she was indeed Anastasia and deserved her inheritance.
In 1957, the court decided that it could neither confirm nor deny Anastasia’s identity. Although it
will probably never be known whether this woman was the Grand Duchess Anastasia, her search
to establish her identity has been the subject of numerous books, plays, and movies.
25. Some Russian peasants and workers ______ for social reform.
a. longed
b. cried out
c. begged
d. hoped
26. Witnesses ______ that all members of the czar’s family had been executed.
a. thought
b. hoped
c. gave assurance
d. convinced some
27. Tschaikovsky initially ______ any connection with the czar’s family.
a. denied
b. stopped
c. noted
d. justified
28. She was unable to ______ the aid of her relatives.
a. locate
b. speak about
c. identity
d. call upon
29. In court she _________ maintaining that she was Anastasia and deserved her inheritance.
a. finally appeared
b. spoke forcefully
c. gave testimony
d. gave evidence
For questions 30-32.
30. The author notes in the first stanza that:
a. he loves the sea
b. he cannot express his feelings
c. a storm is brewing
d. the gray stones could not break
31. All of the following contrasts with the sadness in
the author, except:
a.the fisherman’s boy playing with his sister
b. the sailor’s lad singing in his boat
c. the stately ships sailing on
d. the touch of a vanished land
32. In the
poem in an attitude of:
last stanza, the author concludes his
a. anger and spite
b. indifference and dissatisfaction
c. sadness and loneliness
d. hopelessness and fear
Basahing mabuti at sagutin ang mga sumusunod na katanungan.
33. Ano ang kahulugan ng salitang
naulinigan sa ikalawang talata ng kuwento?
A. nalaman
B. nakalimutan
iC. natunugan
D. narin
34. Ano ang pinaka-angkop na pamagat ng kuwento?
A. Ang Batang Mapagbigay
B. Ang Batang Masayahin
C. Ang Mag - anak
D. Ang Mga Mag-aaral
35. Ano ang angkop na wakas ng kuwento?
A. Nagalit ang mga magulang ni Merly sapagka’t binuksan niya ang kanyang alkansya.
B. Ibinili ni Merly ang kanyang naipon ng tinapay at ipinamigay sa mga taong nagugutom.
C. Nagpumilit umuwi ng Pilipinas ang mag-anak. D. Pinuri si Merly ng mga magulang dahil sa
ipinakitang pagmamalasakit sa mga kababayan.
For questions 36-39.
Student Volunteers Needed!
Only Saturday, December 12th, from 10 A.M. until 4 P.M., Carverton Middle School will be
holding a music festival in the school gymnasium. The special event will feature a variety of
professional musicians and singers.
Task Time Date
Make posters 1 P.M. - 4 P.M. December 5
Set up gym 11 A.M. - 4 P.M. December 11
Help performers 9 A.M. - 4 P.M. December 12
Welcome guests 10 A.M. - 2 P.M. December 12
Clean up gym 4 P.M- 7 P.M. December 12
Interested students should speak with Ms. Braxton, the music teacher. Students who would like
to help at the festival must have written permission from a parent or guardian.
36. What time will the festival begin?
a. 10 A.M.
b. 11 A.M.
c. 1 P.M.
d. 2 P.M.
37. In line 3, the word feature is closest in meaning to _______.
a. look
b. keep
c. include
d. entertain
38. What job will be done the day before the festival begins?
a. Making posters
b. Setting up the gym
c. Cleaning up the gym
d. Helping the performers
39. Who is told to talk to Ms. Braxton?
a. Parents
b. Students
c. Teachers
d. Performers
Para sa mga katanungan bilang 40-43. Suriin ang grap at sagutin ang mga tanong na kasunod
nito.
Bilang ng mga taong dumalo sa eksibit
40. Ilang linggo ginanap ang eksibit?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 7
41. Aling araw ang may magkasindaming bilang ng tao na dumalo sa eksibit?
A. Lunes at Martes
B. Huwebes at Linggo
C. Martes at Sabado
D. Martes at Biyernes
42. Ilang tao ang dumalo sa eksibit noong Biyernes?
A. 50 B. 1500 C. 2000 D. 25
For the questions 43-50, two underlined sentences are followed by a question or statement. Read
the sentences, then choose the best answer to the question or the best completion of the
statement.
43. Social studies classes focus on the complexity of our social environment.
The subject combines the study of history and the social sciences and promotes skills in
citizenship.
What does the second sentence do?
A. It expands on the first sentence.
B. It makes a contrast.
C. It proposes a solution.
D. It states an effect.
44.Serving on a jury is an important obligation of citizenship.
Many companies allow their employees paid leaves of absence to serve on juries.
What does the second sentence do?
A. It reinforces what is stated in the first.
B. It explains what is stated in the first.
C. It expands on the first.
D. It draws a conclusion about what is stated in the first.
45. The Midwest is experiencing its worst drought in 15 years.
Corn and soybean prices are expected to be very high this year.
What does the second sentence do?
A. It restates the idea found in the first.
B. It states an effect.
C. It gives an example.
D. It analyzes the statement made in the first.
46. Knowledge of another language fosters greater awareness of cultural diversity among the
peoples of the world.
Individuals who have foreign language skills can appreciate more readily other peoples’
values and ways of life.
How are the two sentences related?
A. They contradict each other.
B. They present problems and solutions.
C. They establish a contrast.
D. They repeat the same idea.
47. Studies show that the prevalence of fast-food restaurants corresponds with the rates of
obesity in both children and adults.
Obesity is now on the rise in countries outside the U.S., where fast food restaurants are
becoming more common.
How do the two sentences relate?
A. They express roughly the same idea. B. They contradict each other.
C. They present problems and solutions. D. They establish a contrast.
48. While most people think of dogs as pets, some dogs are bred and trained specifically for
certain types of work.
The bloodhound’s acute sense of smell and willing personality make it ideal for tracking
people missing in the woods.
What does the second sentence do? A. It makes a contrast.
B. It restates an idea found in the first. C. It states an effect.
D. It gives an example.
49. According to the American Sleep Disorders Association, the average teenager needs around
9.5 hours of sleep per night, possibly because critical growth hormones are released during sleep.
The average adult requires between six and eight hours of sleep per night for optimal health
and productivity.
How do the two sentences relate?
A. They establish a contrast.
B. They contradict each other.
C. They reinforce each other.
D. They provide a problem and solution.
50. Paris, France, is a city that has always been known as a center of artistic and cultural
expression.
In the 1920s, Paris was home to many artists and writers from around the world who became
famous, such as Picasso and Hemingway.
What does the second sentence do?
A. It reinforces the first.
B. It states an effect.
C. It draws a conclusion.
D. It provides a contrast.
PASSAGE: Valentine-by Carol Ann Duffy.
1 Not a red rose or a satin heart.
2 I give you an onion.
It is a moon wrapped in brown paper. It promises light
like the careful undressing of love.
6 Here.
It will blind you with tears like a lover.
It will make your reflection a wobbling photo of grief.
11 I am trying to be truthful.
12 Not a cute card or a kissogram.
13 I give you an onion.
Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips, possessive and faithful
as we are,
for as long as we are.
18 Take it.
Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding ring, if you like.
21 Lethal.
Its scent will cling to your fingers, cling to your knife.
51. Why did the author place the line “Not a red rose or a satin heart” before line 1?
a. To show her dislike for all forms of love
b. To contrast with the unusual symbol of love that is the onion
c. To convey her preference for a less romantic sort of love
d. To preclude the references to it in the lines 21-23
52. What do lines 7-8 refer to?
a. The tears that their relationship will cause.
b. The tears that onions induce in people
c. Tears caused by infidelity
d. Jealousy and fighting between the in-laws
53. Lines 13-15 and line 22 show that one reason the author used the onion for her
metaphor is _________.
a. Because it turns foul quickly, as love eventually does.
b. Because it induces tears, like a quarrel between lovers.
c. Because the onion provides shock value.
d. Because the smell of an onion clings, just as lovers cling to each other and their
memories.
54. How does the poem flow from beginning to end?
a. It starts with a broken relationship that eventually descends into murder.
b. It starts with an insulting symbol and ends with a threatening symbol.
c. It begins with the enchanting first encounters with love and descends into
possessiveness, and finally, conflict.
d. It starts and ends with condescending references to naive love.
55. What do lines 4-5, shown below, symbolize?
“It promises light, like the careful undressing of love.”
a. It symbolizes the pleasant first adventures and experiences of love.
b. It symbolizes unbridled lust.
c. It is meant to be a literal representation of an onion
d. It symbolizes the naïve lovers
56. Why does the author mention the word knife in line 23?
a. To show the relationship between the knife and the onion
b. To end on a grim tone
c. To represent the escalating of conflict between the lovers
d. To hint that the lovers killed each other and their children
PASSAGE: Invictus by William Ernest Henley
1 Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever
gods may be For my unconquerable soul.
5 In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the
bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed.
9 Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the
menace of the years Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
13 It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll. I am the
master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
57. What is the pit being referred to in line 2?
a. The pit of his enemies
b. An executioner’s pit
c. Hell
d. His grave
58. The words in lines 15-16 are a statement of __________.
a. Fear
b. Impudence
c. Defiance
d. Effrontery
59. In lines 3-4, the author expresses his ___________.
a. Pride at being unbeaten or unconquered.
b. Defiance of fate
c. Appreciation of his will to survive
d. Indebtedness to the gods
60. Based on the tone and content of the passage, the title Invictus probably means
__________.
a. Fearless
b. Unconquerable
c. Vanquished
d. Protected by the gods
Answer Key
1. B
2. D
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. A
11. C
12. D
13. B
14. C
15. D
16. D
17. C
18. A
19. D
20. D
21. B
22. B
23. A
24. A
25. B
26. C
27. A
28. D
29. B
30. B
31. D
32. C
33. D
34. C
35. D
36. A
37. C
38. B
39. B
40. A
41. C
42. C
43. A
44. A
45. B
46. D
47. A
48. D
49. A
50. A
51. B
52. A
53. D
54. C
55. A
56. C
57. C
58. C
59. D
60. B
